Re: PEP 420: Implicit Namespace Packages

"Eric V. Smith" <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.python.import
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On 5/3/2012 4:37 AM, [email protected] wrote:
>> I can go either way on this, but would lean toward __file__ not being
>> set. Brett: what's your opinion?
> 
> I'd like to recall that we were explicitly discussion this question at
> PyCon, and (IIRC) I proposed that it be None, and Guido pronounced that
> it shall be the path to the first portion. So if you now want to change it,
> you should check with him again.

I recall that, and I also recall advocating None.

I see the process as:

- come to a consensus here
- update the PEP, documenting this discussion
- update the implementation
- get Guido to rule on the PEP

Eric.
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